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US-11419159

Communication control device, communication control method, program, and communication control system

PublishedAugust 16, 2022
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Technical Abstract

Provided is a communication control device for controlling wireless communication among a plurality of communication apparatuses, including an identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a first object corresponding to a first communication apparatus of the plurality of communication apparatuses, first identification information for identifying the first communication apparatus, and to acquire, from a second object corresponding to a second communication apparatus of the plurality of communication apparatuses, second identification information for identifying the second communication apparatus, an action recognition unit configured to recognize an action of coupling the first object with the second object, and a connection control unit configured to perform communication between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus corresponding to the coupled first object and second object, respectively, based on the acquired first identification information and second identification information to connect the first communication apparatus to the second communication apparatus through wireless communication.

Patent Claims
13 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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2. The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the first object and the second object are each a rectangular-shaped object.

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5. The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the first object and the second object are each a block-shaped object.

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8. The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the icon is not displayed prior to the notification being provided.

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9. The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the displayed icon depicts the coupling as the first object being in physical contact with the second object.

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10. The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the displayed icon indicates a broken connection when the connection of the first communication apparatus to the second communication apparatus fails.

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12. The communication control method according to claim 11, wherein the first object and the second object are each a rectangular-shaped object.

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15. The communication control method according to claim 11, wherein the first object and the second object are each a block-shaped object.

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18. The communication control method according to claim 11, wherein the icon is not displayed on the display prior to the notification being provided.

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19. The communication control method according to claim 11, wherein the displayed icon depicts the coupling as the first object being in physical contact with the second object.

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21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 20, wherein in the executed method, the icon is not displayed on the display prior to the notification being provided.

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22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 20, wherein the displayed icon depicts the coupling as the first object being in physical contact with the second object.

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24. The communication control system according to claim 23, wherein the icon is not displayed prior to the notification being provided.

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25. The communication control system according to claim 23, wherein the displayed icon depicts the coupling as the first object being in physical contact with the second object.

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Filing Date

March 9, 2020

Publication Date

August 16, 2022

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